Chair Casters for Hardwood Floors

These chair casters
are for use on Hardwood or ANY hard floor surface. Many home owners and
businesses are tearing out carpeting and installing wood floors. To protect
these floors you need to use a soft wheel. Although most recommendations are
for a soft rubber wheel on hardwood, a soft polyurethane caster wheel can also
be used on hardwood floors. Most of the office chairs that are manufactured
today come with twin wheel nylon casters. This type of caster, specifically the
nylon wheel, can be used on carpeting but it will mark and scratch all wood
floors. It happens because the nylon wheels don't roll, they slide. When they
slide, they mark or scratch the floor. Our selection of hard wood chair casters
is the ideal solution for this problem. The wheels on our chair casters for
hardwood floors will not mark or scratch the floors.

Our
selection offers 5 different styles to fit most decors. Each lettered
description here will match a lettered box further down this page. Click on the
corresponding pictures in the boxes A, B, C, D & E to get detailed
information on that product.

A. The Black Hooded Twin Wheel
Caster is available with 50mm Polyurethane Wheels. This caster will work well
on either hard floor surfaces or short pile carpet. It will not mark or scratch
any hardwood floors.

B. The Metal Hooded Twin Wheel
Caster comes in 4 decorative colors and with either 50mm or 60mm Polyurethane
Wheels. . These casters will work well on either hard floor surfaces or carpet.
They will not mark or scratch any hardwood floors.

C. The Black Oxide Caster has a
ball bearing swivel and a Non-Marking dark gray soft rubber wheel. It is
recommended for any hard floor surface such as hardwood, ceramic tile, marble,
cement, extra thick plastic mats. The wheel is 2" x 3/4" wide. The metal body
has a black oxide finish.

D. The Casters with Twin Soft
Rubber Wheels are a popular choice. They are available with 2" wheels ( 50mm ),
2 3/8" wheels ( 60mm) and 3" wheels ( 75mm ). The soft rubber wheels neither
scratch nor mark hard wood or any hard floor surface. Available in Black or Two
Tone Gray.

E. The Chrome Caster, our Elite
series, offers both soft rubber wheels for hardwood floors and a stylish
polyurethane wheel which can be used on either hardwood floors or carpeting.
The soft rubber wheel is available in both 2" and 3" diameters. Although we do
not recommend any caster for a SOFT WOOD floor such as Pine, the Elite series
with it's extra soft rubber wheels has been used successfully on SOFT WOOD
floors.

Scroll down the page and choose
your favorite. The most important thing is to make sure that the stem of
the caster will FIT your chair. The stem type and size are critical. All of the
casters on this page have 7/16" Diameter Grip Ring
Stems. Click on the link below to learn how to correctly measure
your stem so your replacement casters will fit perfectly.

Some casters on this
page are sold in both 50mm and 60mm sizes. This is a comparison between the two
different sizes. Casters on most chairs and furniture have 50mm wheels and work
fine for most applications. If you require additional capacity or are going to
roll on carpet, you may want to consider the 60mm size.

Chair Caster
Selection

If your weight is between 350 lbs and 500 lbs, our Mr. Big
Caster may be your best choice. It only comes with nylon wheels and will
require a thick mat to protect wood floors. Nylon wheels are the best material
when rolling directly on carpet but carpet wear can not be avoided. For more
information, and to order, click
here.

This chart is designed to help you select a Chair
Caster. We take into consideration the weight of the person and the floor
surface that the wheel will roll on. We also give you our "Opinion" on "Easy
Rolling". Easy Rolling is a subjective label determined by "OUR" experience.
You may come to a different conclusion.

We do not recommend any wheel to
roll on soft wood, cork, or hard wood with a rating below 1360 on the Janka
Scale. Casters with soft rubber wheels provide the best floor protection for
hard wood floors. "Engineered" hard wood flooring has a thin wood veneer bonded
to a substrate material. We recommend that the hard wood veneer be at least
1/4" thick if the caster wheel is soft rubber, and 1/2" thick if the caster
wheel is polyurethane. We advise that you consult with the manufacturer of the
flooring before using casters on their product. We can not guarantee that the
substrate of "Engineered" flooring will not compress. All that we warranty is
the construction and quality of our casters.

Match the colored boxes to
the different casters as you scroll down this page.

Match the colored boxes to the different casters as
you scroll down this page.

= 2"
Soft Rubber Wheels

= 3" Soft Rubber Wheels

= Twin Polyurethane Wheels

= 2" Polyurethane Wheels

= 3" Polyurethane Wheels

= 2 3/8" Twin Rubber Wheels

Floor Surface

Your Weight isLESS than 200 lbs

Your Weight isMORE than 200 lbs

Easy Rolling forLESS than 200 lbs

Easy Rolling for200 lbs to 300 lbs

Hardwood

Softwood

None

Ceramic Tile

Marble

Cement

Travertine

Linoleum

Vinyl

Carpet

These casters are
on this Web Page.

If you are in a chair many
hours each day and your weight exceeds 200 lbs, we suggest you consider using
casters with at least 3" diameter wheels. Capacity is only one factor in
determining the proper caster.

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Best

SOFT POLYURETHANEFor Some Hard
Floors or Carpet

RUBBER For any Hard
Floor

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Colors

Black
HoodedNon-MarkingTwin Polyurethane Tires

Metal
Hooded in 4 Colors Non-MarkingTwin Polyurethane Tires

Black Oxide
FinishDark Gray Soft Rubber Wheels

Twin Soft
Rubber Wheels

Chrome or BlackBall BearingsExtra Soft
Rubber or Polyurethane Tires

Click on photo to JUMP to that
caster.

Hooded Chair Casters
with Black Polyurethane Tires

If you are in a chair many hours each day and your
weight exceeds 200 lbs, we suggest you consider using casters with at least 3"
diameter wheels. Capacity is only one factor in determining the proper
caster.

If you are in a chair many
hours each day and your weight exceeds 200 lbs, we suggest you consider using
casters with at least 3" diameter wheels. Capacity is only one factor in
determining the proper caster.

If you are in a chair many
hours each day and your weight exceeds 200 lbs, we suggest you consider using
casters with at least 3" diameter wheels. Capacity is only one factor in
determining the proper caster.

Features &
Benefits:

Polyurethane tires will not mark
or scratch hard floor surfaces such as hardwood and ceramic tile. Should not be
used on SOFT wood floors like pine.

Photos & graphics are for
informational purposes only. Actual product may vary slightly from those shown.
Wheel colors may vary
unless specified. If wheel color is important, please contact us for current
inventory.